As to the existence of the "mysterious" demands which have never been Published in full, there are the two following contradictory "statements, A high Chinese oMelal questioned by being mad on them, replied that the situa ton was similar to that which existed the time of the notorious Twenty one Demands in. 1918, in they had been warned by the J nese neither to publish the present demands nor in any other way to appeal to the Powers. Japenese military elreles, on the other hand, state that they themselves ate all favour of publishing their perfectly. Reasonable demands, but that' Genera! Ho Ying-chin had berged them specially not to make them public and that they, therefore, could not break their promise to him.
The situation will undoubtedly be cleared up one way or the. other within the next few days, when It will appear, whether the alarmist Ports of the Chinese or the oficial Aeniats of the Joy
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